@brie That makes sense, Thanks!

🤣 @brie I think you're right! I was looking online for the diagram I'd seen before and thought this was it without checking. Glad I only made an ass out of me with that assumption! This is why...

@liebe good tip thx

Just another thought on he diagram Dan has posted. I see that the direction of rotation of the bit is ANTI-CLOCKWISE but shouldn’t it be CLOCKWISE, in which case the start and stop points and directio...

@brie 🤣 🤣 Bloody auto correct😅

@liebe That’s a great photo Dan, I’m going to copy that for future reference 👍😃. Glad to hear that your body is a temple, with arrows drawn on it🤣🤣🤣 BrianǴ...

Hey @somethingnicer, I think @brie had hit it on the head. The figuring in wood is the grain going in different directions and potentially density. As you've found out this can make carving out routin...

Hi Chris, I had a similar experience on my last build and, from what I can see in your photos, the breakout was in much the same positions on the body as on mine. In these areas the direction of rotat...

Hey all, working on a new guitar body and I'm using ambrosia maple for the first time. This wood seems very hard and has some fun figuring to it. So I just profiled the body with my router and I got a...

@russ thanks! Is it just because fender doesn’t make any 12” radius guitars? Cuz I can find tons of other sizes

Hi @somethingnicer The nut does have to match your fretboard radius. You could try making one from a blank but there are some premade ones out there for Strat style 12" radius. 🎸🎶&...

Hey all, I'm almost done with my first bolt on neck and I'm at the part where mark installs the nut. I'm realizing I bought the wrong type of nut and I really need a "fender style" nut with a radius.....

This has been on the table for quite some time, but I never had the time to actually start building my bass. The design is of my own , and derived from my guitar body model, just enlarged for the la...

@somethingnicer Like @koendb says, if you've got the money, Mirka Deros 5650 is the bee's knees. If you're looking for something a bit cheaper then Rutland's do a reasonable alternative. &#x...

You definitely want one with proper dustextraction. Mirka is a reputable brand in this segment of power tools.

Hey all, I realized after some trial and error that the compressor I have is not big enough for a pneumatic sander, so I’m wondering about electrics. This would be for body sanding and like knocking d...

Attachment : C1ED0671-316D-4599-99D2-D632DD22A51D.jpeg Today I finished my first build from scratch. I took a long time because I wanted to do this the right way, with the right tools and techniq...

I’d hoped to be finished this one a while back but, as they say, the best laid schemes O’ mice and men. Anyway here it is, what we have is a Poplar body with a London Plane cap, the neck wood is myste...

I'm sure there will be some out there @boo. Just haven't discovered them yet..... I'm more a 70's guy. 🤩 ...... I'm going to go on a search for the modern glam bands now. 🎸🙂&...

@russ It depends which era, early or 80s and 90s. 😆 For me, it would be 80s. Bands like KISS, some of Paul Stanley’s guitars were outrageous. Motley Crue, Skid Row etc. They are all of my gla...